BARHAMSVILLE, Va. (AP) — Authorities say two inmates were severely injured when they tried to break out of a Virginia jail. Media outlets report that the inmates are being treated at a hospital after they were cut by razor wire at Henrico Jail East on Tuesday night. The Henrico Sheriff’s Office said the two inmates … Continue reading
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — The probable mastermind in the brazen escape of three inmates from a California jail had help from a woman whose English classes he was taking while locked up, authorities allege. Escapee Hussein Nayeri, 37, came to know Nooshafarin Ravaghi, 44, during an English as a second language course inside the … Continue reading
LOS ANGELES (AP) — It was a daring and elaborate escape. Three inmates, including a man suspected in a killing, cut through metal, crawled through plumbing tunnels, climbed a roof and rappelled down four stories to freedom using ropes made from bedsheets. It wasn’t a Hollywood movie. The real-life breakout left authorities struggling Monday to … Continue reading
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